cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm
BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 vs Horex VR6 Cafe Racer ergonomics
BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 and Horex VR6 Cafe Racer land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.
Rider fit: reaching the ground
The BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 has a 780 mm seat; the Horex VR6 Cafe Racer sits at 780 mm, within a few millimetres of each other. As a rule of thumb you flat-foot a bike when your inseam roughly matches its seat height: about 78 cm for the BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 and 78 cm for the Horex VR6 Cafe Racer.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650 | Horex VR6 Cafe Racer |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 780 mm | 780 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,425 mm | 1,475 mm |
| Wet weight | 213 kg | - |
| Displacement | 652 cc | 1,218 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Sport (58.0 deg)
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Sport (58.1 deg)
Hip angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Neutral (94.6 deg)
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (93.5 deg)
Elbow angle
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- BSA Motorcycles Gold Star 650
- Neutral (11.7 deg)
- Horex VR6 Cafe Racer
- Neutral (12.4 deg)